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32-401: In the year 2071, humanity sees the appearance of mechanical cell clusters, known as WORMs. The technology begins sweeping away the human race on a massive scale, destroying one-third of the human population in just under two years. This leads humanity to overcome their national differences, and unite as a single force. Not being able to turn the situation in their favor, humanity decided to permit

64-450: A decade later, the WORMs re-appear, to the surprise of those who thought they were eliminated. These are fictional technologies unique to Sky Girls . Artificial life forms consisting entirely of thousands to millions of 'cells' approximately a foot in diameter, which are themselves created by nanotechnology. These come together to form large monsters that wreak havoc. WORMs are responsible for

96-399: A long delay from one season to the next. Screenwriter Ken Aguado states that "development hell rarely happens in series television", because writers for a television series "typically only get a few cracks at executing a pilot , and if he or she doesn't deliver, the project will be quickly abandoned." Video game development can be stalled for years, occasionally over a decade, often due to

128-416: A project being moved to different production studios, multiple iterations of the game being created and abandoned, or difficulties with the development of the game software itself, such as loss of funding, overambitious scope, and poor development time management. In the computer industry, vaporware is the term for a product, typically computer hardware or software, that is announced to the general public but

160-546: A project, concept, or idea that remains in a stage of early development for a long time because of legal, technical, or artistic challenges. A work may move between many sets of artistic leadership, crews, scripts, game engines , or studios. (The related terms production hell and production limbo refer to situations in which a film has begun production but has remained unfinished for a long time without progressing to post-production .) Some projects enter development hell because they were initially designed with ambitious goals,

192-461: A released game may also result in any prospective sequels being delayed or cancelled. If a film is in development but never receives the necessary production funds, another studio may execute a turnaround deal and successfully produce the film. For example, Columbia Pictures stopped production of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Universal Pictures then picked up the film and made it

224-409: A set of all four. The reproductions were popular enough that additional batches had to be produced, alongside additional Blu-Ray box sets. Though originally announced for an April 2016 release, the reproduction set was delayed to December 2016. Development hell Development hell , also known as development purgatory or development limbo , is media - and software -industry jargon for

256-710: A smartphone game, but the game was still in development hell as of February 2020. The action figure line was launched in Japan in September 2006. Many were based on character designs by prolific Japanese artists. A few of the figures have been released for distribution outside Japan. Busou Shinki action figures are presented as 1:1 scale, drawing from a fictional world featuring action figure-sized androids . The various media all take place in this same setting, though in different time periods. Busou Shinki are feminine androids with stylized body armor and/or mechanical parts (such as

288-676: A special release with the Busou Shinki Battle Masters PSP game Konami Style Japanese exclusive limited edition. Japanese Release Date: 22 September 2011 Only available from a special release with the Busou Shinki Battle Masters Mk.2 PSP game Konami Style Japanese exclusive limited edition Several limited edition versions of the Busou Shinki figures have also been released. These variants sport alternate color schemes and additional parts. Exclusively sold on

320-465: A studio doesn't dare break up with. And that's how you end up for two years just, you know, polishing a turd . Until, finally, somebody walks away, at great cost." With video games, slow progress and a lack of funds may lead developers to focus their resources elsewhere. Occasionally, completed portions of a game fail to meet expectations, with developers subsequently choosing to abandon the project rather than start from scratch. The commercial failure of

352-541: A unique painted MMS body with head and a full set of equipment. EX sets only include a head and a small assortment of equipment, with no MMS body. Light Armor sets are complete sets of unique MMS with head and equipment but with a significantly smaller amount of equipment and accessories and a smaller stand compared to regular sets. Bodies are sold in blister packages that only contain an MMS body with no equipment. The Arnval Mk 2 and Strarf Mk 2 also had Full Arms Package releases, which had more weapons and equipment in addition to

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384-640: A weakened WORM is surrounded by three (Delta Lock) or four (Quadra Formation) Sonic Divers. The Sonic Divers attack the WORM and sync themselves to the nanomachines that comprise the WORM's body. The nanomachines become unstable and begin to disintegrate. The WORM can then be destroyed. The English translations of each episode title are unofficial, and neither the OVA nor the TV series have been licensed for foreign release. Opening Song (OP): Ending Song (ED): Several characters from

416-499: Is a Japanese media mix franchise from Konami Digital Entertainment , first launched in Japan in 2006 with a line of action figures followed by a companion online game. The franchise encompasses various manga , anime , novels , video games , and more. The online game was shut down in 2011, and the original toy line was discontinued in 2012. A revival of the series was teased in December 2017 and later revealed to be centered around

448-497: Is late or never actually manufactured nor officially cancelled. A number of popular audio series are dedicated to discussing the topic of unmade creative projects, including Development Hell , a Dread Central podcast which uncovers notable cancelled horror films. The concept artist and illustrator Sylvain Despretz has suggested that, "Development hell doesn't happen with no-name directors. It happens only with famous directors that

480-521: Is shown that the Sonic Divers are capable of independent movement. While they don't seem to be able to fight all by themselves, they can follow simple orders given to them by their pilot. A form-fitting flight suit that resembles a very thin one-piece swimsuit. When used in combination with a nanoskin, a data circuit is created between pilot and sonic diver. The pilot can then operate the Sonic Diver until

512-478: Is turnover at the studio's executive level and the new leaders have a different vision; or when, due to changes in the wider economic, cultural or political climate, the film's topic comes to be seen as no longer marketable. Production hell refers to a situation in which a film has entered production but has remained in that phase for a long time without progressing to post-production. Television series can experience development hell between seasons, resulting in

544-535: The Konami Style Japan page, these are unpainted, featureless MMS Figures meant for use with EX sets or for customization. They come in a variety of colors and shades of skintone intended to match other MMS figures. The MMS Naked bodies are available, like the Busou Shinki figures themselves, in three different body archetypes: MMS 1st, MMS 3rd (small) and MMS 3rd (tall). Although similar in form and construction, not all body parts are compatible among them. Though

576-1745: The MMS label, but not the Busou Shinki label. A Hayate no Gotoku collaboration figure that came with a limited edition version of the Hayate no Gotoku game Nightmare Paradise, however, was under the Busou Shinki label as it included Busou Shinki equipment (repaints of the Valona equipment). Japanese Release Date: 7 September 2006 US Release Date: 18 April 2007 Japanese Release Date: 28 September 2006 US Release Date: 22 March 2007 Japanese Release Date: 7 December 2006 US Release Date: 22 March 2007 (Note, this release consisted of Benio only) Japanese Release Date: 22 February 2007 Japanese Release Date: 31 May 2007 Japanese Release Date: 30 August 2007 Japanese Release Date: 29 November 2007 Japanese Release Date: 5 April 2008 Japanese Release Date: 10 July 2008 Japanese Release Date: 20 November 2008 Japanese Release Date: 4 December 2008 Japanese Release Date: 27 March 2010 Japanese Release Date: 30 September 2010 Japanese Release Date: 28 October 2010 Japanese Release Date: 16 December 2010 Japanese Release Date: 27 January 2011 Japanese Release Date: 24 February 2011 Japanese Release Date: 17 March 2011 Japanese Release Date: 17 December 2011 Japanese Release Date: 23 February 2012 Japanese Release Date: 15 March 2012 Japanese Release Date: 4 October 2008 Japanese Release Date: 30 October 2008 Japanese Release Date: 29 February 2009 Japanese Release Date: 25 February 2010 Japanese Release Date: 26 December 2008 Japanese Release Date: 26 March 2009 Japanese Release Date: 15 July 2010 Only available from

608-599: The TV anime. All of the figures use a common 'MMS' (Multi Moveable System) body designed by Masaki Asai  [ ja ] . MMS figures have multiple highly articulated joints, which give them a wide range of possible poses, including a special swinging leg joint that allows for near-180 degree vertical articulation on legs. Additionally, multiple body parts are interchangeable, allowing a wide variety of customization without tools. There are three iterations of MMS (1st, 2nd, and 3rd), with 3rd coming in two body types (Short and Tall) to allow for different proportions depending on

640-412: The big screen. As David Hughes, author of the book Tales From Development Hell , has noted, one reason production is delayed is that, after producers, directors, and actors have been attached to a project, they may request script rewrites. Another cause of delay is that, after people have been attached to a project, they find they have conflicting interpretations of it or visions for it. For example,

672-602: The character. Busou Shinki only uses MMS 1st and MMS 3rd Short/Tall: MMS 2nd was only used for action figures for other IPs such as Beatmania and Gurren Laggan . The series uses a 3.3/4mm standard for parts (both body parts and equipment) that allow them to be connected to other parts. This ensures compatibility throughout the line, but deviates from the 3mm standard used by most other Japanese lines, meaning that they are only compatible with each other. Busou Shinki product packages come in several varieties such as full sets, EX sets, Light Armor sets, and bodies. Full sets come with

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704-399: The default "G" mode (glider mode), which is similar to a fighter plane, the Sonic Divers have a humanoid mode called "Mode A" (armor mode), in which the Sonic Diver mimics its pilot's movements. Every Sonic Diver unit has different weapons: Aside from these weapons, most of the Sonic Diver units seem to be equipped with either a machine gun or a pistol as a backup weapon. In Episode 17, it

736-407: The destruction of one-third of human population. WORMs mimic the appearance of the first lifeform they see, which is why almost all of them have similarities with maritime lifeforms. Sonic Divers are a new technology where a pilot with sufficient innate ability and compatibility controls an exoskeleton that can fly and combat WORMs. The pilots are exposed to air inside the Sonic Divers. Aside from

768-463: The difficulty of meeting those goals was underestimated, and attempts to meet those goals have repeatedly failed. But the term is also applied more generally to describe any project that has unexpectedly stalled in the planning or design phase, has failed to meet its originally expected date of completion, and is languishing in those phases for what is seen as an unreasonably long time. Many projects that enter development hell are gradually abandoned by

800-421: The director and the studio executives may have different opinions about a film's casting, plot or budget. Development delays can also result when a lead actor or a key member of the production team withdraws from the project, or is taken ill, or dies; when there are labor strikes involving the writers, directors, crew or cast; when there are disputes about intellectual property rights or contract terms; when there

832-553: The involved parties and are never produced. Film industry companies buy the film rights to many popular novels, video games, and comic books, but often take years to bring those properties to the screen, having first made considerable changes to their plots, characters and general tone. When this pre-production process takes too long, a project will often be abandoned or cancelled outright. This happens quite often: Hollywood starts ten times as many projects as it releases. Less than two percent of all books that are optioned make it to

864-436: The mermaid-themed Ianeira having a mechanical fish tail), but do have considerable variation in aesthetic between models that reflects the artistic license given to the different designers. Due to the setting, joints and screws in the action figures are considered to be part of the designs, and are frequently depicted in art, video games, and other media, though they are sometimes omitted or less significantly depicted such as in

896-450: The nanoskin degrades. To protect the pilot during operation of the Sonic Diver, a nanoskin gel is applied over the entire skin. This is made up of nanomachines. This coating lasts only for exactly 21 minutes and 32 seconds, but during that time the body is protected from the rigors of both flight and combat. Piloting it in the absence of a nanoskin gel is referred to as extremely dangerous and probably fatal. An aerial combat procedure where

928-408: The original full set releases. There were also multiple exclusive repaint versions only available from Dengeki Hobby , Konami Style, or events. Konami also released action figures for various other IPs such as Sky Girls , Otomedius , Beatmania , Gurren Laggan , and Quiz Magic Academy  [ ja ] using MMS bodies that are compatible with the Busou Shinki line: These were branded under

960-567: The original line was discontinued in 2012, purchasers of the 2015 anime Blu-Ray box set received a serial code allowing them to purchase limited run reproductions of the MMS bodies of the four main Shinki from the anime (Arnval mk. 2, Strarf mk. 2, Altines, and Altlene). These were reproductions of the MMS bodies only, and did not include the equipment or most of the accessories from the original releases, and came in entirely new packaging. The reproductions were priced at 8000 yen per MMS, or 25,000 yen for

992-588: The series saw releases as action figures in Konami's MMS line. The series has had a collaboration with the Busou Shinki arcade game Battle Conductor which had Sonic Divers usable as equipment. The series has had a long-running series of pachinko machines, with three lines: Sky Girls: Yoroshiku! Zero (2013), Sky Girls: Zero Futatabi (2015), and Sky Girls: Zero no Tsubasa (2020). Busou Shinki Busou Shinki ( Japanese : 武装神姫 , Hepburn : Busō Shinki )

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1024-420: The use of weapons of mass destruction. Finally, they succeeded in the annihilation of the WORMs, but after paying an enormous price, and wreaking havoc on the planet. All the major continents were broken apart. Antarctica disappeared, and half of the remaining land mass was submerged. The largest damage this war caused was the loss of 90% of all military-age personnel, namely men in their twenties and thirties. Over

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